#AUSvsNED: Glenn Maxwell smashes the fastest ever World Cup century

Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest World Cup century against the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India, on Wednesday.

Glenn Maxwell also becomes the first batter in ODI history to score a century after having faced the first ball post-40th over!

• Completed fifty at 46.2 overs
• Completed a century at 48.4 overs
• Fifty to a hundred in just 2.2 overs

Maxwell has put a riot against the Dutch bowlers as he scored 106 runs in total off just 44 deliveries that included nine fours and eight sixes.

The previous best, set by Aiden Markram against Sri Lanka earlier in this tournament, by nine balls, exists no more!

The 35-year-old Australian batter’s knock is the fastest ever by an Australian man in ODI cricket.

He now stands as the fourth fastest century maker of all time, with AB de Villiers’ 31-ball ton against West Indies in 2015 still leading the way.

On the other hand, Netherlands bowler Bas de Leede had the worst day on the field.

Bas de Leede conceded 115 runs in his ten overs – the most expensive figures in the history of men’s ODI cricket.

After coming to bat when the Aussies were 266-4 in 38 overs after they had just lost the wicket of Josh Inglis, Maxwell’s brilliant innings came with captain Pat Cummins alongside him out in the middle.

The pair together put on 103 runs from 44 balls, with Cummins facing just eight deliveries in that time and scoring eight runs. At the same time, Maxwell slammed 91 from 36.